6.0
Table Of Contents
- vSphere Web Services SDK Developer’s Setup Guide
- Contents
- About the vSphere Web Services SDK
- Knowledge Required for Using the vSphere Web Services SDK
- Programming Languages Supported by the vSphere Web Services SDK
- Types of Applications That You Can Build Using This SDK
- Downloading the vSphere Web Services SDK
- vSphere Web Services SDK Package Contents
- SDK Versions and VMware vSphere Product Compatibility
- Setting Up for Java Development
- Setting Up for Microsoft C# Development
- vSphere Server Certificates
- Scripting the C# DLL Build
- Index
VMware, Inc. 5
vSphere Web Services SDK Developer’s Setup Guide
This book, the vSphere Web Services SDK Developer’s Setup Guide, provides information about setting up your
development environment to use the VMware
®
vSphere Web Services SDK 6.0.
VMware provides several different APIs and SDKs for various applications and goals. This book provides
information about using the vSphere Web Services SDK for developers who are interested in creating client
applications for managing VMware
®
vSphere components available on VMware ESXi and
VMware vCenter Server systems.
To view the current version of this book as well as all VMware API and SDK documentation, go to
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/sdk_pubs.html
Revision History
This guide is revised with each release of the product or when necessary. A revised version can contain minor
or major changes. Table 1 summarizes the significant changes in each version of this guide.
Intended Audience
This book is intended for anyone who wants to develop applications using the
VMware vSphere Web Services SDK. vSphere Web Services SDK developers typically include software
developers creating client applications using Java or C# (in the Microsoft .NET environment) targeting
VMware vSphere.
About This Book
Table 1. Revision History
Revision Description
11Feb2016 Correct the procedure for modifying the Web proxy service.
12Mar2015 vSphere 6.0 release. Changed destination directory for C# DLLs.
20Feb2014 Corrected instructions for modifying reverse proxy configuration.
04Dec2013 Clarified location of Web Services SDK.
01Oct2013 Revised C# setup instructions to reflect simplified procedure in 5.5 release and use new tools. Corrected
path to Java sample. Updated Java version. Fixed minor typographical errors in code.
09Sep2012 Removed Axis support for 5.1 release. Made more corrections and expansions to C# instructions.
17Nov2011 Corrected setup instructions for C# stubs.
24Aug2011 Updated for vSphere 5.0 (included information on using JAX-WS bindings).
13Jul2010 Minor updates for vSphere 4.1 (new WSDL file configuration, example syntax).
07May2009 Revised release of the vSphere Web Services SDK Developer’s Setup Guide for vSphere Web Services SDK 4.0.
Server-certificate setup information is located in the reference section. Changed directory name for
WSDLFILE environment variable.
29Nov2007 Initial release of vSphere Web Services SDK Developer’s Setup Guide for VMware Infrastructure SDK 2.5.